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Wendy’s facing major backlash after it was revealed that the fast food chain has donated money to President Trump’s reelection campaign. Soon, #WendysIsOverParty started trending on Twitter.
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According to Business Insider, James Bodenstedt, the CEO of Muy Cos., a franchisee of Wendy's, has donated $440,ooo Trump's reelection campaign. In March, he donated $200,000 to the Trump Victory PAC.
The article continues, "In mid-May, the White House announced that Muy Cos. CEO James Bodenstedt would participate in the roundtable."
Business Insider explains, "Muy Cos. owns and operates hundreds of Wendy's, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut locations across the US, making Bodenstedt the first fast-food franchisee to publicly advise the White House on how to help the restaurant industry recover from the coronavirus pandemic."
When people heard about the donations, #WendysIsOverParty started trending on Twitter with many people vowing they would no longer support the fast food chain.
Wendy's has not addressed the controversy directly, but has spoken out in support of Black Lives Matter on their Twitter account.
On June 3, the account tweeted, "Our voice would be nothing without Black culture. Right now, a lot of people are hurting because of blatant racism against Black people. Their voices need to be heard. Period."
